Outer capsid protein VP2, Orbivirus (IPR001742)

Short name:
Capsid_VP2_Orbivir

Overlapping homologous superfamilies

None.

Family relationships

None.

Description

This family contains the outer capsid, VP2 proteins from the orbiviruses; these are dsRNA viruses belonging to the Reoviridae. VP2 acts as an anchor for VP1 and VP3 and contains a non-specific DNA and RNA binding domain in the N terminus [PMID: 9311813, PMID: 9281498].